title: Absence of HIV DNA sequences in seronegative polytransfused thalassemic patients.
abstract: The risk of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by transfusion is not totally eliminated, since contaminated blood given before seroconversion to HIV is not detected on the actual biological screening. We used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay (with one primer pair in the gag region and two in the pol region) to detect HIV DNA sequences in 30 seronegative polytransfused thalassemic patients and in 60 seropositive individuals (used as positive controls). We did not observe PCR-positive HIV-antibody-negative results in seronegative polytransfused patients.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lefrère
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Montalembert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariotti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Girot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rouger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral